Ava Jones          

HIGH SCHOOL: Ava Jones attended Nickerson High School and lived in or near Nickerson, Kansas. She averaged 20.8 points, 15.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.6 steals per game as a junior, helping their team finish 23-3 and placed fourth in the Kansas Class 3A state tournament. She won a state championship in high jumping as a sophomore, and was a runner-up as a junior. She also was a state placewinner in the pole vault (10 feet, 6 inches) and javelin (123 feet).

Before her senior season, she was severely injured in a car accident that killed her father, and injured her mother and sister. She suffered 21 broken bones, a brain injury, and a stroke, and numerous surgeries to save her leg and help her recover.

COLLEGE: She was ruled ineligible to play in the 2023-2024 seaonn. In June 2024, she took a medical disqualification and retired from basketball due to her injuries. She remained on scholarship to complete her degree.